"It shouldn't affect me, because I pay my staff more than minimum wage to start with," she said.

Lead teachers at her business usually start at $7.50 to $8 per hour, depending on experience.

"I think it's really important that I have good staff and, when I pay them a little bit more, they tend to stay with me," she said. "I think it's important for the children, too, that they have consistent caregivers."

At the Grand Rapids Bicycle Company, 2121 Celebration Ave. NE, four of the eight employees are seasonal, part-time help, working for minimum wage.

Although owner Brian Bangma said the extra cost won't make him cut hours, it seems like a drastic jump.

"We don't really have an avenue to recuperate that money," he said. "We just have to eat it as a cost of doing business.

"On the flip side, we hope people of the younger generation are earning more so they have the opportunity of coming in and purchasing merchandise. Hopefully, they'll have some more spendable income."

Jeff Lobdell, whose Restaurant Partners Inc. owns 11 locations across West Michigan, including the Beltline Bar, Bagel Beanery and The Omelette Shoppe, said only 10 of his 437 employees will be affected by the increase.

Still, the past president of the Michigan Restaurant Association said he does not support the pay hike.

"I know it's been passed, and I think the intentions are good for those who make less. It will help them make more," Lobdell said.

"But I think many restaurateurs and retailers will tell you that with the added cost of doing business, the people that will suffer the most will be the low person on the totem pole. Those will be the ones with their hours cut."